Thursday, 1 December 2016

South Korea strikes again: Now seeks to ban the sale of 10 models of BMW, Nissan and Porsche

As some will remember, a few months ago South Korea banned the sale of 32 models made by the Volkswagen group after the Dieselgate scandal, including also Audi and Bentley models, but now the thing goes further and the ban could affect To other manufacturers such as BMW, Porsche and Nissan.

While it is true, the list is reduced, with only 10 models, as AutoNews points out, but we are talking about very important models that could be a strong shock to the automobile industry in the far east.

It seems that everything points to irregularities in the certification of imported vehicles, among which are none other than the BMW X5 M, the Porsche Macan S, the Nissan Qashqai or the Infiniti Q50, among others. Nissan and Porsche, for their part, have admitted the existence of such "errors" in certification documents and have voluntarily suspended sales, but nevertheless BMW remains in its thirteen and continues to sell the powerful SUV while no one prevents it .

It will be next month when the South Korean government takes a decision on the matter after a hearing, but in addition to the sales ban the three manufacturers could also face a joint fine of 5.6 million dollars, about 5.26 million euros change. As Hong Dong-kon, a representative of the Ministry of Environment, points out, "we will give manufacturers until the middle of next month to clarify their positions. Afterwards, the government will decide whether to revoke the certifications, prohibit the sale of their cars and ask prosecutors to investigate further the case. "

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